Stacey McBride-Irby is the doll designer of Tonner-One World, an emerging doll company focused on developing new doll and toy products that reflect the diversity of America. She developed the company’s Prettie Girls! doll collection, a line of multi-cultural fashion dolls that feature their own unique stories, styles and personalities. Prior to...

Princess, pop star, fairy, mermaid and even  a spy. These are only a very small array of the various roles we have seen Barbie tackle. In her fifty plus years of gracing the shelves of stores fans have seen the iconic blonde pursue  new careers. And in the process have adventures. As much as...

At long last, the endless days of cold weather are nothing short of a distant memory. The textbooks have relocated to shelves. The air conditioning blast and the beach gear packed into tote bags. Now with Memorial Day weekend passed it is time to welcome summer. Summer is synonymous for sun, adventure and...

Get ready this summer, Elena of Avalor is going to start out as a spin-off of Sofia the First and then will continue on as a new show. Great way to grab a built in audience and Elena will nurture multiple area of child development per the press material. It will still...

The beloved videogame franchise “Skylanders” is partnering with Autism Speaks to support millions of families affected by autism. The partnership is inviting fans to “Light it up Blue” with one-of-a-kind toys. Through this creative collaboration for April’s Autism Awareness Month, Skylanders and Autism Speaks are raising awareness for an important cause — and in...

LEGO are probably everyone’s favorite toy at some point in their lives (if not forever, I mean c’mon they are fantastic!) But all that plastic can’t be great for the environment long term, right? Well the toy giant is officially phasing out petroleum-based plastic bricks in search of an environmentally friendly alternative. According...

I don’t know if it was because our daughter is coming into the prime toy age or if it was just a trend but a lot of the cool new items are geared towards girls as you can see below. That being said we got to see a lot of fun and...

Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber. Featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games, the Legacy Collection will remind long-time fans and introduce newcomers to what made Mega Man such a popular and iconic character. In...

The Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam website has opened ahead of the game’s January launch. While only a placeholder at the moment, the preliminary page offers new screenshots, an embedded video showing some battles and minigames, and additional information about the game. The video and screenshots both introduce some additional elements of...

First of all, might I wish you all a very warm and happy holidays. Even though you are probably reading this long after the shimmering lights have been turned-off and dreams of gingerbread men have become a thing of the past, I myself am penning this on Christmas night. Anyways, as I...

While growing up, or if you’re still living up your childhood, have you ever had that one thing you always looked forward to when you started the day? Perhaps it was playing with your pet, going on a vacation, hanging out with friends or even enjoying your favorite toy or game? Yeah,...

Based on the fact that this year the list is a bit longer, I think I am going to break down some of the categories and put the games into their own section. So, this year we have a Games, Video Games, and really another area where Toys, Electronics and other gifts...

It seems like a year goes quick, but here we are again with our Holiday Gift Guide for the girls. This year our daughter has a lot of good toys to look forward to for the Holiday Season, with still a lot of focus being on the DIY crafting, some very neat...